Reglet



G. W. ORTH .April 27, 1954 REGLET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 24f 195o Egg/0.

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 27, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT IorrlcE REGLET George W. Orth, Narberth, Pa. APPlca'tt-)n March 24, 1950, Serial N0. 151,755

( Cl. 10S-Z6 1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to metal flashing and more particularly to ashing reglets .which are used in conjunction with counterflashing in such building construction as parapets, spandrels, beams or the like, for water exclusion purposes.

Flashing reglets are ordinarily employed in conjunction with concrete encased steel girders forming aspandrel or other structural element i which is adapted to be faced with finishing brick orthe like. The regletsand the counterashing act to shed water between the concrete and the iinvishingbrick. In order to obtain this desired end, it is necessary to securely anchor the reglets in the concrete and to securely fasten the counterflashing to the reglets.

It is accordingly anV object of the present invention to provide a'reglet which may be securely anchored in the `wall of the concrete parapet or other structure and which is provided with means to interengage the counterflashing to support the same and insure a water-tight flashing installation.

v It is a further object to provide a reglet with a series of spaced integrally formed lips or hangers which, after anchorage of the reglet in the concrete supporting structure. may be displaced laterally with respect to the main Vbody portion of the reglet to serve as means interlocking with a reversely folded top longitudinal edge of the counterflashing to effectively secure the latter in place. e

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear more fully hereinafter, it being understood that the present invention consists substantially in the combination, construction, location and relative arrangement of parts, all as described in detail in the following speciiication, as shown in the accompanying drawings and as pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which are il. lustrative of a preferred form of the invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a flashing reglet as lconstructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention;

Figure-2 is a sectional view through a portion of a form and an associated concrete structure, showing the manner in which the reglet is fastened to the form preliminariiy to its being anchored in the poured concrete structure;

Figure 3 is a sectional View similar to Figure 2 showing the form removed and the reglet anchored in the concrete structure alone;

Figure 4 is a sectional view similar to Figure 3, showing the counterflashing in interlocking engagement with the laterally displaced hanger elements formed integrally with the reglet;

Figure 5 is a sectional view similar to Figure 4 showing the interlocked reglet and counterashing assembled and in position between the concrete structure and its facing of brick;

Figure 6 isa perspective view similar to Figure 1 showing a modied construction of the reglet;

Figure 'lis a vertical sectional view showing the reglet of Figure 6 secured to the form preliminarily to pouring of the concrete into the form;

Figure 8 is a sectional view showing the reglet of Figure 6 in supporting relation to its associated counter-flashing;

' Figure 9 is a perspective view showing a further modification of the reglet; and Figure l0 is a sectional View showing the reglet of Figure 9 in supporting relation to a counterflashing associated therewith.

In the drawings, the flashing reglet of this invention, formed of any suitable sheet material such as copper or the like, is generally designated by the reference numeral I0 and comprises a main body portion I I of rectangular shape having along its upper longitudinal edge I2, an inwardly extending anchoring flange I3 terminating in an upturned lip I4. The reglet body II is provided with series of suitably spaced nail holes I5 adjacent its upper edge l2 and with a series of spaced notches I6 'adjacent its lower edge il. Also formed in the body portion il in the lower part thereof, is a series of longitudinally spaced rectangular-shaped hanger elements I 3 which are preferably formed integral with body i I by a punching operation which severs the metal of body II along the upper and the two vertical edges of each element I8. In their original Struck-out condition, the elements IB each lie substantially in the plane of body portion il of the reglet, from which positions they may be laterally displaced, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, to form hangers for suspension of a suitable counteriiashing.

This counterilashing, designated I9, is of a form having a longitudinally extending outward-` ly turned bottom flange 20 and a longitudinally extending reversely turned flange 2I along the upper edge of the counterflashing to form a downwardly presenting channel 22 of a depth adequate to receive therein the upwardly, projecting hook;Y like hanger elements I8 of the reglet. g

The manner in which the flashing of the pres-4 ent invention is incorporated in the building construction is illustrated in Figures 2, 3, ei and 5. As shown in Figure 2, a spandrel 223 or other structure is formed by pouring concrete into a wood form which includes a bottom member 24 and a front member 25. Prior to pouring of the concrete, the reglet I0 is secured at the proper level to the inner face of the frontal form member 25 in any prefered manner, such as by means of double-headed nails 26 which are driven,

' through the holes I5 and the notches I of thel in Figure 3.

reglet, into the form member 25. After the con-v crete has set, the form members are knockedA away, leaving the double-headed nails andthe reglet I6 firmly anchored in the concrete, as seen may then be nipped off, as shown. The nail ends extending through the notches i6 may be either nipped oi or turned over in a downward direction so that the lower portion of reglet I0 may be freely moved outwardly from the con- The protruding ends of nails 26A crete structure 23, as appears in dotted line in Figure 3 and in full line in Figure 4.

Upon moving the lower portion of reglet lil outwardly, certain selected ones or all of the hanger elements i8 may be displaced inwardly aboutv their lower edges so that such elements are positioned in the space between the main body portion of the reglet I and the kcoricretestructure 23, preferably in substantially parallel relation to the plane of the reglet. The counterflashing I9 may now be placed in position, this being done by inserting its upper reversely turned edge 2| between the rear face of the freely suspended main body portion of the reglet and the inwardly displaced hanger elements I3 thereof, the latter being then so received in the downwardly presenting channel 22 of the counteriiashing as to securely support the same in suspended relation with respect to the reglet. Once the flashings are interengaged as just described they may be further` securely locked in position by compressing the several thicknesses and bends of the metal, particularly in the regions of each Vhanger element I8, as by means of hammer blows or the like, at the same time that the upper portion i of the reglet is pressed at against the vertical face of the concrete structure, as shown in Figure 5. Thereafter a brick facing 28 may be laid in front of the concrete structure 23 with the flange 20 of the counterfishing disposed suitably between adjoining courses of the bricks and with the interengage'd reglet and counterashing forming a secure watershedding seal between the brick facing and the concrete structure 23.

In some instances, it may be desirable to provide the reglet of the present invention with a backing to protect the front surface of the reglet against being covered with concrete during the operation of pouring the same into the wood form and to insure that the hanger face of the reglet is readily accessible for interengagement therewith of the counterfiashing. To this end, the regletmay be constructed as shown in Figure 6 wherein the material of which it is formed, such as sheet copper or the like, is folded back upon itself to provide a backing 30 which extends downwardly below the bottom edge 3l of the hanger face 32 of the reglet. The backing 30 is provided adjacent its lower edge with a series of spaced nail holes 33, while the nail holes 15a adjacent the upper edge of the hanger face 32 of the reglet pass through the doubled 'thickness of the reglet. As in the previously described form of the reglet, the hanger face 32 is provided with the hanger elements Isa, which, when rearwardly displaced as shown in Figure 8, serve as hanger hooks for the counterashing |921.

In use of the reglet Vof the form shown in Figure 6, it is secured to the inner face of the wood form member 25a by double-headed nails 26a projected through the nail holes `I a and 33. After the concrete has been poured into the form and has set, the form is removed and the protruding ends of the nails are then nipped off flush with the outer surface of the reglet. The backing l3i] of the reglet, which served to prevent the wet concrete from creeping upwardly into any spaces present between the wood forms and the outer surface of the hanger face 32 of the reglet, remains secured flush against the surface of the concrete structure (see Figures 7 and 8), while the hanger face 32 is itself free to be moved outwardly from its backing to permit the counter-fiashing ige to be hung in place as shown in Figure 8. by means of the hook-like hanger elements l 8a.

4 l Figure 9 shows a further 'modified form of the reglet wherein the latter, constructed exactly as shown in Figure 1, is provided with a fabric or composition backing 34 the upper edge of which 'is cemented or otherwise suitably secured to the rear surface of the hanger face portion 35 of the Vreglet, this backing being continued downwardly below the bottom edge of the reglet portion 33. The fabric or composition backing is secured adjacent to its lower end to the wood form by double-headed nails 26h, while the upper edge of the reglet is similarly secured Vto the form by nails which project through nail holes 15b formed in the hanger face of the reglet and its backing.

It will be noted that in both of the vmodified forms of construction, thevhanger face of the reglet is unsecured at its lower end and is thus free to be lifted away from its backing to permit the counterlashing 19h to be hung upon the hooklike hanger elements which are designated Il!a in Figure 6 and 18h in Figure v9.

It will be understood, of course, that the present invention is susceptible of various changes and modifications which may be made from time to time without departing from the generalprinciples or real spirit thereof, and it is accordingly intended to claim the-same broadly, as well as specifically, as lindicated in the appended claim.

What is claimedas new and useful is:

In a flashing construction for a poured masonry structure, a horizontally extending flashing reglet made of sheet metal, said reglet being provided with a substantially flat main body portion de'- pending from an integral flange extending laterally of saidbody portion along its-full length, said flange being adapted for anchoring said reglet to the masonry structure with the main body portion thereof disposed in outwardly spaced relation to the face of said masonry structure, said main body portion having struck therefrom a plurality of upwardly presenting tab elements offset from the plane of said'body portion and disposed intermediate said body portion of the reglet and the face of said masonry structure when said flange is anchored to the masonry structure, said tab `elements being spaced longitudinally along said reglet with their free edges equally spaced a substantial distance from the flanged upper edge of the reglet, and a horizontally extending counterfiashing member made of sheet metal, said member having'a vertically disposed main body portion and a downwardly turned offset integral fiange extending longitudinally along the full length of the upper edge of said member, said counterashing lflange being of a depth approximately equal to that of said upwardly presenting reglet tabs and less than the spacing between the tabs and the anged upper edge of the reglet, the flange of said counterflashing member being hooked over said tabelements for suspension of the counterflashing therefrom, said counterfla'shing flange being adapted for hooked assembly with said tabs by shifting the former upwardly beyond the free edges of the tabs and then drawing it downwardly into hooked engagement with said tabs.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,963,662 Knapp June 19, 1934 2,105,996 Byers Jan. 18, 1938 v2,250,548 Ness Y July 29, 1941 2,271,710 Orth e Feb. 3, 1942 

